Testifies at Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Capital FormationWashington, D.C., August 6, 2026 – Today, SIFMA president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at a hearing entitled Empowering Main Street by Unlocking Access to Capital. “The United States has long benefited from having the deepest, most liquid and most dynamic capital markets in the world,” said Bentsen. “Yet the long-term decline in the number of public companies and IPOs demonstrates that policymakers cannot take the strength and vitality of our public markets for granted. -Expanding research coverage for public companies through SEC and FINRA rulemaking to improve visibility and liquidity, particularly for smaller issuers. Bentsen concluded by emphasizing that strengthening capital formation is about more than helping companies raise capital.